ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 2000-02-29
MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 9)1

                             ECC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    268255106
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                February 14, 2000
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             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

         If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
/ /.

         Note. six copies of this statement,  including all exhibits,  should be
filed with the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.


                                  (Page 1 of 6)

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     1 The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

                  The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for  the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section  of the Act but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act
(however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 268255106                     13D          Page 2 of 6 Pages
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      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                    STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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      3        SEC USE ONLY

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      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     WC
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      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                      DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7        SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                     2,290,200
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING    -----------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH
                   8        SHARED VOTING POWER

                                  -0-
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                   9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  2,290,200
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                  10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  -0-
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      11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     2,290,200
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      12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                       / /
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      13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     27.1%
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      14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     PN
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CUSIP No. 268255106                     13D          Page 3 of 6 Pages
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      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                      WARREN LICHTENSTEIN
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      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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      3        SEC USE ONLY

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      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                        00
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      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                      USA
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  NUMBER OF        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                  2,295,201
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING    -----------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH
                   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

                               - 0 -
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                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               2,295,201
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                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               - 0 -
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      11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     2,295,201
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      12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                       / /
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      13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     27.2%
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      14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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CUSIP No. 268255106                     13D          Page 4 of 6 Pages
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         The following constitutes Amendment No. 9 the Schedule 13D filed by the
undersigned  (the  "Amendment  No. 9"). This Amendment No. 9 amends the Schedule
13D as specifically set forth.


Item 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  The aggregate purchase price of the 2,290,200 Shares of Common
Stock owned by Steel Partners II is $6,824,262. The Shares of Common Stock owned
by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership funds.

                  The  aggregate  purchase  price of the 5,001  Shares of Common
Stock  beneficially  owned by Warren G.  Lichtenstein is $16,141.  The Shares of
Common Stock beneficially owned by Warren G.
Lichtenstein were acquired with personal funds.


Items 5(a) and (b) are hereby amended to read as follows:

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  (a) and (b) The aggregate percentage of Shares of Common Stock
reported  owned by each  person  named  herein is based  upon  8,449,869  Shares
outstanding,  which is the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding as
reported in the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal  quarter
ended December 31, 1999.

                  As of the  close of  business  on  February  25,  2000,  Steel
Partners II  beneficially  owns 2,290,200  Shares of Common Stock,  constituting
approximately  27.1% of the Shares outstanding.  Mr.  Lichtenstein  beneficially
owns  2,295,201  Shares,   representing   approximately   27.2%  of  the  Shares
outstanding. Mr. Lichtenstein has sole voting and dispositive power with respect
to the 2,295,201 Shares owned by Steel Partners II by virtue of his authority to
vote and dispose of such Shares. All of such Shares were acquired in open-market
transactions.

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CUSIP No. 268255106                     13D          Page 5 of 6 Pages
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Item 5(c) is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  (c)  Steel   Partners  II,  L.P.   engaged  in  the  following
transactions within the past 60 days:



    Number of Shares               Purchase Price Per       Date of Purchase
       Purchased                         Share
          300                           3.24167                 1/12/00
         10,800                         3.19000                 1/27/00
         57,500                         3.10500                 2/14/00



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CUSIP No. 268255106                     13D          Page 6 of 6 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES


                  After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  February 28, 2000




                                         STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                         By:  Steel Partners, L.L.C.
                                              General Partner

                                         By:/s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                            Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                            Chief Executive Officer


                                         /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                            WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN




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